Majority of internet users targeted by phishing scams

News.com

November 17th, 2004

cNet’s News.com reports on the latest developments in the fight against internet phishing — a malicious practice in which people are fooled into believing they are responding to eMail from legitimate companies. According to one privacy watchdog group, seven out of 10 people who go online are subjected to phishing scams, and 15 percent have been tricked into giving out sensitive information.